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Which of the following can be used to access the command line?

The correct answer is B. Terminal. A terminal (terminal emulator) provides access to the command-line interface (CLI) where users can type and execute shell commands.

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Question

Which of the following can be used to access the command line?

Options

  • ABIOS
  • BTerminal
  • CXWindow
  • DFirefox
  • EXargs

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    13% (5)
  • B
    79% (31)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    5% (2)

Why each option

A terminal (terminal emulator) provides access to the command-line interface (CLI) where users can type and execute shell commands.

ABIOS

The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is firmware that initializes hardware during boot; it has its own setup interface but does not provide access to the operating system command line.

BTerminalCorrect

A terminal or terminal emulator (such as gnome-terminal, xterm, or konsole) provides a text-based interface to the shell, giving users direct access to the command line. It interprets keyboard input and passes commands to the shell (e.g., bash), displaying text output in return.

CXWindow

X Window System (X11) is a graphical display server framework; it provides the foundation for a GUI but is not itself a command-line interface, though terminal emulators can run within it.

DFirefox

Firefox is a graphical web browser used for accessing websites; it does not provide access to the operating system command line.

EXargs

xargs is a command-line utility that builds and executes commands from standard input; it is used within the command line but is not a means to access the command line itself.

Concept tested: Linux command-line access via terminal emulator

Source: https://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/sect_02_03.html

Topics

#terminal#command line interface#shell access

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